The Los Angeles Superior Court’s Sylmar courthouse, which handles juvenile cases in two courtrooms, was ordered shut down for three days Sunday after a public defender assigned to the courthouse tested positive for COVID-19. Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile ordered the closure. He said he was notified Saturday that a deputy public defender contracted the virus while caring for...

Two people were killed Friday when a single-propeller airplane crashed in Sylmar. The crash near the Golden State (5) Freeway was reported at 2:52 p.m., said county fire department spokesman Marvin Lin. “It’s actually in the hills above the Sunshine Canyon Landfill, near the intersection of Sunshine Canyon and San Fernando Road,” said county fire department spokesman Sean Ferguson....

One person was critically hurt, likely a toddler, and four others taken to the hospital in a two-car crash in Sylmar, the California Highway Patrol said Friday. The crash occurred at 2:37 p.m. on the eastbound 210 Freeway near the 5 Freeway. Los Angeles City Fire officials said a 3-year-old boy was reportedly ejected from his car seat. Others who…

The family of 31-year-old Gregory Baltazar says they want to remember his big smile, his big eyes and his big heart. Instead, they’re forced to relive his murder every day.

Shaken neighbors talk about what they saw and heard before a BMW smashed into seven parked cars in Sylmar. Jane Yamamoto reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2019.

The free, open-to-the public event will include tours of the Sylmar campus.

A man in his 20s who was wanted in connection with a murder and a liquor store robbery was killed Wednesday in an officer-involved shooting in Van Nuys.

A woman and three children who were suspected of being involved in a kidnapping were found alive while re-entering the U.S. from Mexico. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019.

A police pursuit of an SUV in the San Fernando Valley area ended Tuesday night.

Officials at the Wildlife Waystation animal sanctuary, which closed its doors Aug. 13 and is relocating the nearly 500 animals at the facility, asked Tuesday for public support to help maintain care for the animals and support its staff during the relocation process.

Mired in financial and management difficulties aggravated by fire and flood damage sustained in recent years, the Wildlife Waystation animal sanctuary outside Sylmar was officially shuttered Tuesday, and efforts began to relocate the nearly 500 animals at the facility.

After more than four decades as a refuge for exotic animals, including lions, tigers and chimps, the Wildlife Waystation in Sylmar is closing, leaving nearly 500 animals with a need for new homes. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.

Actor Danny Trejo helped save a baby trapped in an overturned vehicle following a crash in Sylmar on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.

Actor, Dodger fan, restaurant owner, entrepreneur and all-around celebrated Southern California resident Danny Trejo helped rescue a baby from an overturned vehicle Wednesday in Sylmar.

Authorities Thursday sought public help to find a dozen fugitives who allegedly committed violent crimes in the Los Angeles area in unrelated cases and who are believed to have fled to Mexico.

Another alleged victim of sexual abuse by a former Los Angeles Unified wrestling coach convicted of molesting minors is suing the school district.

A convicted sex offender who allegedly lured victims to his Sylmar-area home by convincing them he was in the entertainment industry or that he was a photographer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to forcible rape and other charges.

A section of San Fernando Road is blocked in Sylmar after a crash sheared a hydrant shooting water into power lines. Two women were injured in the crash.

A speeding sedan sheared a fire hydrant in Sylmar Wednesday and knocked down several power poles, leaving two young women in critical condition, authorities said.

The coroner released Monday the name of a man killed in a drive-by shooting in Pacoima.